Human Development Reports - United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Presentation and Discussion of the 2009 Human Development Report

Overcoming Barriers: Human Mobility and Development

2:30 – 4:00 PM
Friday 18 December 2009
Danny Kaye Visitors’ Centre, UNICEF
3 United Nations Plaza, New York

Overcoming barriers: Human mobility and development is the new, definitive report on migration and development. It breaks new ground in applying a human development approach to the study of movement, covering both internal and international migration. It discusses who moves, where and why. It looks at the multiple impacts of migration for all who are affected by it —not just those who move, but also those who stay, and links these to policies. The report lays out a major policy agenda designed to promote the human development outcomes of migration, and is a must read for everyone interested in the topic.

The presentation by Ms. Jeni Klugman, Director of the UNDP Human Development Report Office, will highlight the key findings and recommendations of the report. This will be followed by an open discussion.

Date and Time:
Friday 18 December 2009, 2:30 – 4:00 PM

Opening Remarks
Richard Morgan, Director, Policy and Practice, UNICEF
Colleen Thouez, Head of New York Office, UNITAR (Chair of the Global Migration Group)

Presentation
Jeni Klugman, Director, Human Development Report Office, UNDP

Discussant
Hania Zlotnik, Director, Population Division, UN/DESA

Questions & Answers Moderator
Ian Thorpe, Senior Information & Knowledge Manager, Policy and Practice, UNICEF

Closing remarks
Isabel Ortiz, Associate Director, Policy Advocacy and Knowledge Management, Policy and Practice, UNICEF

For additional information regarding this event, please contact Ms. Rhea Saab (rsaab@unicef.org) or Mr. Roy Laishley (roy.laishley@undp.org).